iPhone Lens Carousel Roundup
What a difference a couple of years make. Back in 2009, you had to scrounge together a bunch of lenses and glue them to a jar lid if you wanted a smartphone lens carousel. Nowadays you’ve got options.
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Tool Review: Fiskars ShopBoss
One thing I wrestle with in my day-to-day, sometimes literally, is shipping boxes — lots of shipping boxes: boxes of MAKE books and magazines, review books and hardware, and boxes of other cool stuff that shows up on my doorstep. And because I don’t drive and live alone, most of my shopping is on the internet. More boxes. So, my most frequent around-the-office tools are scissors and a box cutter. So, I was very interested when Fiskars offered to send me one of their new ShopBoss snips-based multi-tool.
Mark Frauenfelder Presents Maker Faire
Start the playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz9OvPqBEoc&list=PLC9429B182AB41F9A&feature=plpp_play_all
Today MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder would like to introduce you to some of his favorite makers, and the projects they’ve brought to Maker Faire. If you don’t know about Maker Faire, it’s a festive two-day exhibition of DIY invention and creativity held annually in several locations around the United States. Mark selected these videos from our Maker Faire channel to give you an idea of the amazing energy and enthusiasm you’ll experience at Maker Faire.
Some of his favorite Maker Faire Makers:
Charles Guan’s motorized and treaded skateboard, which allows him to glide across grass-covered surfaces with ease. http://youtu.be/Iz9OvPqBEoc
Joe and John DiPrima’s Arc Attack, a performance group that creates electrifying melodies by controlling the frequency on a giant Tesla coil. http://youtu.be/RET68ODH6qA
Bob Schneeveis and Grant Grundler’s Solar Electric Robot Chariot, which is pulled by a skateboarding robot. http://youtu.be/Y3iKpVf0dGg
Ryan Doyle’s Gon KiRin, a 69-foot steel and found-object, fire-breathing dragon. http://youtu.be/Ig-DbfPoz3o
Jordan Jin Stone’s illuminated, sound-contolled, Rainbow Shutter-Shades. http://youtu.be/f0_XOOqHn0Q
Ayah Bdeir’s littleBits, a system of electronic parts for play and prototyping. http://youtu.be/1ITIng-ksQg
MakerBot’s 3D printed turtle shell RC race cars http://youtu.be/RasOkpNn_68
Lindsay Lawlor’s life-size robot giraffe with colored spots. http://youtu.be/gMQ51RRgts0
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories’ giant reproduction of a 1965 digital binary computer kit called the Digi Comp. http://youtu.be/BvmSYN8tLW0
Nemo Gould’s Homunculus – a garbage robot fashioned from a recycled voltmeter, woodwind parts and vacuum tubes. http://youtu.be/M_53BZHv1Is
Bryce Moore’s custom furniture, made froma ShopBot CNC machine http://youtu.be/3DeXI2cOCxo
Josh Billions’ bicycle messenger bag that has a ring of vibrating motors sewn into its strap, whose positions correspond to compass points. http://youtu.be/oP3GNCVHG1g
Bobbi Pires’ fire-spewing art bike. http://youtu.be/IOSnCdxkArM
Andrew Benson’s Praxis Zero guitars which have interchangeable bodies. http://youtu.be/v4vdufuVA68
Zac Carroll’s moveable Front Porch, which is towed by a vintage tractor. http://youtu.be/I6OrGdfm1RU
Enjoy the playlist, and don’t forget to subscribe to the Maker Faire Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=makerfairevideo
Zero to Maker: The Tools They Are A-Changin’
Making is as much about exploring as it is about building. Exploring new ways of problem-solving, understanding how things are made, how machine components fit together. And this week, for me, about exploring new tools.
DIY Christmas Star
Elise Blaha shares a really sweet and easy DIY holiday star project that anyone could do. I love the rustic look of it and think it would make a great gift.
Mobile Front Porch has all Homely Accessories
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Zac Carroll and his team created a moveable Front Porch that is towed by a vintage tractor. He brought this creation to Maker Faire Bay Area and demonstrates its early 20th century period styling.
http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5546
Modular Electric Guitar Frameworks: Praxis Zero
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Andrew Benson’s Praxis Zero guitars are modular frameworks for guitars that can have interchangeable bodies, and can have their specs easily changed to suit the needs of the player. All the parts are sculpted with a CNC router and were on display at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. http://www.praxisguitars.com/ http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5025